Natalie Jerome has been promoted to non-fiction publisher at HarperCollins, taking on the role... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-07-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
First-time cookbook authors Kimberley Hasselbrink and Anya Kassoff describe what “vibrant” food means to them and suggest perfect height-of-summer meals. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-07-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
Rachel Bressler has been hired as editorial director at Penguin Random House's paperback imprint, Plume. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-07-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
Mary Dougherty will become the third director since the press's founding 51 years ago. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-07-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
The Hong Kong Book Fair, now in its 25th year, remains firmly focused on the Chinese-language titles, but has begun to add professional elements and global authors. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2014-07-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
This summer, Parkway Central Library in Philadelphia has debuted a state-of-the-art Culinary Literacy Center, designed to combat low literacy rates while helping residents become confident cooks. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-07-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
HarperCollins is stepping up its Christian publishing in the UK, using its acquisition of Thomas... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-07-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
The typical income for a professional author in 2013 was just £11,000, more than £5,... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-07-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
As the gulf between Amazon and Hachette widens in their publisher-versus-retailer heavyweight fight, frustrated authors caught in the middle have begun to weigh in—some in better spirits than others. In the spoof video above, Outliers author Malcolm Gladwell meets with Amazon's vice president of... Continue reading >> [ Source: Slate | 2014-07-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
Chipping Norton Literary Festival is to split its profits with authors in lieu of paying... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-07-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
Michael Joseph has appointed Jessica Leeke to the role of editorial director. Leeke, currently... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-07-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
In his new book, 'Lincoln's Bishop,' former New York Times religion correspondent Gustav Niebuhr tells the compelling tale of Henry Benjamin Whipple, who spoke out loudly against injustice toward Native Americans during the 19th century. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-07-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
Organized by Philadelphia comics shop Locust Moon and its small press imprint Locust Moon Press, 'Little Nemo: Dream Another Dream,' an ambitious Kickstarter project to fund a tribute book to Little Nemo creator Windsor McCay, has blown past its initial goal of $50,000 and raised $90,000 with... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-07-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
Drawing Party with Telgemeier & Roman in Astoria, NY; Mike Richardson in Beaverton, OR; Eleanor Davis and Esther Pearl Watson in Seattle, WA. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-07-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
For Michelle Tam, what started as a lifestyle change has turned into a popular blog and app, a bestselling cookbook—and an action figure. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-07-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
Recommended Reading highlights the best long-form writing on technology and more in print and on the web. Some weeks, you'll also find short reviews of books that we think are worth your time. We hope you enjoy the read. Colombia's High-Tech... Continue reading >> [ Source: Engadget | 2014-07-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
The CEO of Germany's largest newspaper group is one of the few powerful figures speaking out about the web giantMatthias Döpfner is a man on a mission. The motives behind the mission need to be scrutinised, but when so many of old media's authority figures seem at sea in a changing environment,... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2014-07-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
Monitor contributor Danny Heitman enjoys reading a children's book series about a wealthy elephant named Uncle to his son. What's surprising about that? His son is a teenager. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Christian Science Monitor | 2014-07-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
Business author says bad manners can tank your careerBusiness author Richie Frieman has studied fine arts at the University of Maryland, launched a music-focused Internet magazine, written children's books, invented a device that keeps shirt collars crisp and created a pop culture-inspired... Continue reading >> [ Source: Baltimore Sun | 2014-07-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
While staffing Rodale’s Modern Times imprint, which launched in 2007, editorial director Leigh Haber reached out to Shannon Welch, a young writer she knew through mutual friends. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-07-04 00:00:00 UTC ]